AFDB maps Botswana economic strategy
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
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The AFDB team met with Matambo to discis Botswana's economic strategic options
The bank is preparing its 2014 - 2018 Country Strategy Paper for Botswana intended to consolidate strong and sustainable growth in the country. AFDB project Botswana’s economy to grow by 5.5 percent in 2014.
The strategy paper assesses Botswana’s development prospects and challenges, the government’s strategic options, and the specific role the Bank could play, in collaboration with the government and other development partners.
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